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NUMBER 132, October 1999
ORGANIZATION NEWS
NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
NEWS FROM THE ORNITHOLOGICAL COUNCIL
REQUESTS FOR ASSISTANCE
POSITIONS AND OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE
GRANTS AND AWARDS
PUBLICATIONS AVAILABLE
PERSONAL EXCHANGES
MEETINGS
NEWS OF MEMBERS
THE FLOCK: SPECIAL SECTION
VISIT THE ORNITHOLOGICAL SOCIETIES OF NORTH AMERICA:
OSNA - http://www.nmnh.si.edu/BIRDNET/OSNA/index.html
AOU - http://pica.wru.umt.edu/AOU/AOU.html
AFO - http://www.afonet.org/index.html
COS - http://www.cooper.org/
WS - http://www.nmnh.si.edu/BIRDNET/CWS/index.html
RRF - http://catsis.weber.edu/rrf
WOS - http://www.ummz.lsa.umich.edu/birds/wos.html
BIRDNET - http://www.nmnh.si.edu/BIRDNET/index.html
DUES RENEWAL FORMS for memberships in OSNA
societies were sent in mid-September from Allen Press. The
format of the forms has not changed, so members are requested to complete, as they have in
the past, the sections for the appropriate societies. A
second dues notice will be sent as a reminder in November.
Members who already have submitted dues by using the first dues notice should
ignore the second, reminder notice for dues.
THE AMERICAN ORNITHOLOGISTS UNION held its 117th
Stated Meeting at Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, 10-14 Aug 1999. AOU officers elected or re-elected were President: FRANK B. GILL, President-Elect: JOHN W. FITZPATRICK, Vice President: M. VICTORIA MCDONALD, Secretary: M. ROSS LEIN, Treasurer:
FREDERICK H. SHELDON. Newly elected
Councilors were: KENNETH B. ABLE, SUSAN HANNON, and
SCOTT K. ROBINSON. There were no Honorary Fellow
Nominees this year. Two new Corresponding Fellows were elected, CAREL J. TEN CATE and NICK
DAVIES. Newly-elected Fellows are: JONATHAN L.
ATWOOD, DAVID E. BLOCKSTEIN, CHARLES R. BROWN, ROBERT C. FLEISCHER, JAMES L. GULLEDGE, SUSAN
J. HANNON, STEPHEN G. PRUETT-JONES, THOMAS W. SHERRY, SANDRA L. VEHRENCAMP, AND DALE A.
ZIMMERMAN. New Elective Members are: DAVID E.
ANDERSEN, WILLIAM H. BALTOSSER, ROBERT M. CHANDLER, JOHN W. CHARDINE, CARLA CICERO, SCOTT
V. EDWARDS, CHARLES M. FRANCIS, LAURIE J. GOODRICH, JAMES ROBERT HERKERT, WILLIAM L.
HOHMAN, DANIEL KLEM JR., MARIE PATRICIA MORIN, PAMELA J. PIETZ, ABBY N. POWELL, NICHOLAS
L. RODENHOUSE, THOMAS S. SCHULENBERG, PETER E. SCOTT, DOUGLAS F. STOTZ, PHILIP C.
STOUFFER, FRANK R. THOMPSON III, PHILIP UNITT. The
Council re-elected THOMAS E. MARTIN as editor of The Auk, through the end of September,
and DAVID A. WIEDENFELD as editor of the Ornithological Monographs.
WALTER D. KOENIG was awarded the William Brewster Medal, and SIR JOHN R. KREBS was
the recipient of the Elliott Coues Award. MAX C.
THOMPSON received the Marion Jenkinson Service Award.
THE AOU IS SEEKING A NEW TREASURER to begin a term of
service following the 2000 Annual Meeting. The AOU
Treasurer is a member of the AOU Council and Executive Committee and is responsible for
the AOU's finances (except for Endowment investment). The
Treasurer's duties include: financial planning for
the AOU, preparing of annual budgets, chairing the Finance Committee, preparing for annual
audits, paying AOU bills, invoicing Auk authors, setting prices
and selling AOU publications, placing ads in the Auk and elsewhere, etc. Much of the
labor involved in these duties will be handled by the new AOU business office and Buteo
Books (which now sells AOU publications), with the
Treasurer providing oversight. Any member of the
AOU is eligible to become Treasurer. For more
information, please contact FRANK GILL (AOU President), fgill@audubon.org,
or FRED SHELDON (AOU Treasurer), fsheld@lsu.edu
MARCIA BRADY TUCKER TRAVEL AWARDS were granted to 25 outstanding students to help defray expenses for transportation to the 117th stated meeting of the AOU in Ithaca, New York, 10-14 August 1999. The AOU Student Awards Committee is pleased to announce this year's winners: VANESSA L. ARTMAN, Ohio State Univ., "Nest site selection of forest birds in relation to prescribed burning: a multivariate analysis." DAVID BROWN, Southeastern Louisiana Univ., "Evidence of an ideal-dominance distribution in wintering Hermit Thrush." MYIOKO CHU, Univ. California-Berkeley, "Screams and vocal mimicry in distress calls of Phainopeplas: a test of the heterospecific communication hypothesis." SHARON A. GILL, York Univ., "Natural and experimental mate desertion in a tropical wren." CALEB E. GORDON, Univ. Arizona, "Movement patterns and management of winter grassland sparrows in Arizona." CHRISTOPHER M. HESS, Univ. Washington, "The evolutionary biology of the avian Mhc." CHRISTINE A. HOWELL, Univ. Missouri-Columbia, "Effects of brood size on parental feeding frequency: an experimental test." SARAH C. HUHTA, Univ. Tulsa, "Reproductive success and coloniality in Bank Swallows (Riparia riparia)." JOHN KLICKA, Univ. Minnesota, "A cytochrome-b phylogeny of the Longspurs (genus Calcarius)." JAMES R. LARISON, Cornell Univ., "Heavy metals in the Colorado alpine: why do poisoned ptarmigan populations persist?" STEVEN LATTA, Univ. Missouri-Columbia, "The effects of Knemidokoptes infestations on Palm Warblers and Prairie Warblers: can ectoparasites play a role in winter population regulation?" ELIZABETH R. LOOS, Louisiana State Univ., "Incubation in Blue-winged Teal: testing hypotheses of incubation constancy, recess frequency, weight loss, and nest success." JANICE C. LORENZANA, Univ. Manitoba, "Fitness costs and benefits of egg ejection in Gray Catbirds." BRADY J. MATTSON, Truman State Univ., "Effects of flock composition on foraging behavior of American Tree Sparrows." HEATHER MCGUIRE, Louisiana State Univ., "Great White Herons and Great Blue Herons mate assortatively with respect to plumage color." KARL E. MILLER, Univ. Florida-Gainesville, "Why does the Crested Flycatcher use snakeskin in building its nest?" DAVID S. MIZRAHI, Clemsen Univ., "Patterns of corticosterone secretion in migrating Semipalmated Sandpipers at a major spring stopover site." LAURA E. MOLLES, Univ. Calif., San Diego, "Neighbor recognition in the Banded Wren." D. RYAN NORRIS, York Univ., "Effects of forest fragmentation on the extra-pair mating system of the Hooded Warbler (Wilsonia citrina)." JEFFREY T. PELAYO, Univ. Saskatchewan, "Consequences of variation in egg size for offspring survival: an experimental manipulation in Ruddy Ducks." ELENA V. PRAVOSUDOVA, Ohio State Univ., "An experimental test of the prolonged brood care model in the Tufted Titmouse." SHEILA RANGEN, Univ. Saskatchewan, "Olfactory attributes of artificial songbird nests." CHRISTOPHER G. SIMS, Univ. Mississippi, "How do juveniles handle stress? A connection between endocrinology and juvenile independence." ADRIANNE G. TOSSAS, Univ. Puerto Rico, "Sink and source dynamics of the Puerto Rican Vireo in a regional scale." DAVID M. WATSON, Univ. Kansas, "Long-term effects of habitat fragmentation: bird faunas of montane forests in Oaxaca, Mexico."
AOU PRESENTATION AWARDS were given to three students for
excellence in the rigor and quality of their scientific paper at the 117th stated meeting
of the AOU in Ithaca, New York, 10-14 August 1999. These
awards, which are unranked, were presented to the winners at the annual banquet. The NELLIE JOHNSON BAROODY AWARD was given to VERONICA
A. J. DOERR, Univ. Nevada-Reno and Australian National Univ., for her presentation
entitled, "When size matters: Individual quality and dispersal tactics in Australian
treecreepers." Two AOU COUNCIL AWARDS were
given to: ELIZABETH R. LOOS, Louisiana State Univ., "Incubation in Blue-winged Teal:
Testing hypotheses of incubation constancy, recess frequency, weight loss, and nest
success;" and LESLEY J. EVANS OGDEN, Simon Frasier Univ., "The dietary
importance of agricultural land for wintering shorebirds: How vital is this habitat?"
THE WILSON ORNITHOLOGICAL SOCIETY held its annual meeting 10-13 June 1999. The 1999 Margaret Morse Nice Medal was awarded to FRANCES C. JAMES, who presented the plenary lecture "Intraspecific variation in the sizes and shapes of birds." This award was established in 1997 to recognize the lifetime accomplishments of ornithologists and to provide them a venue for describing their scientific inquiry within the context of their careers in ornithology. WOS, in conjunction with the Ornithological Council, presented a workshop on employment opportunities in wildlife management, conservation, and research for candidates without graduate degrees. Janet G. Hinshaw, WOS librarian, conducted a workshop on skinning birds. The Wilson Prize for the best student presentation was awarded to CHRISTOPHER M. SOMERS for "Bird depredation on grapes in a Niagara vineyard: do predictable trends exist?" KAZUYA NAOKI received the Louis Agassiz Fuertes Award for the study "Community evolution in Andean tanagers of the genus Tangara." Paul A. Stewart Awards were received by PAUL M. BRANDY for "Olive-sided Flycatcher habitat use in managed landscapes," THOMAS V. DIETSCH for "Ecology and conservation of Neotropical birds in coffee agro-systems of southern Mexico," and AMANDA D. RODEWALD for "Disturbance in forested landscape: influence of type and magnitude on forest birds." WOS Travel Awards were received by five students: THOMAS V. DIETSCH, FALK HUETTMANN, RACHEL Z. JENNINGS, KARL E. MILLER, and KIMBERLY A. PETERS. The Edwards Prize for the best paper published volume 110 of The Wilson Bulletin was awarded to SHEILA CONANT, H. DOUGLAS PRATT, AND ROBERT J. SHALLENBERGER for "Reflections on a 1975 expedition to the lost world of Alaka`i and other notes on the natural history, systematics, and conservation of Kaua`i birds." The results of the annual election of officers and council members were as follows: President - JOHN C. KRICHER, First Vice-President - WILLIAM E. DAVIS, JR., Second Vice-President - CHARLES BLEM, Secretary - JOHN A. SMALLWOOD, Treasurer - DORIS J. WATT, and Members of Council for 1999-2002 - ROBERT A. ASKINS and JEFFREY R. WALTERS. CHARLES F. THOMPSON was elected to fill a Council vacancy for 1999-2000.
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THE NORTH AMERICAN BREEDING BIRD SURVEY (BBS)
DATABASE is now on-line. Jointly coordinated by the
USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center and Canadian Wildlife Service, the BBS was
established in 1966 to monitor the status and trends of continental bird populations, and
currently maintains over 32 years of data for approximately 600 bird species found across
the continental U.S. and Canada. Responding to
growing demands for BBS data, we recently developed an Internet data retrieval site
http://www.mp2-pwrc.usgs.gov/bbs/retrieval/ to deliver BBS data via the web. The data retrieval program allows customized data
requests and virtually instantaneous access to BBS data depending on the size of the
request. Small data requests (e.g. data for a
single species from one state) are processed immediately while medium to large data
requests (e.g. data for all species in a single physiographic stratum) require overnight
processing. Extremely large data requests (i.e. the
entire BBS data set) are not accessible via the program, but can be downloaded directly
from our ftp site which is hot-linked from the data retrieval program. For more information about the BBS, or to access the
database, visit the North American Breeding Bird Survey home page at: http://www.mp2_pwrc.usgs.gov/bbs/ or contact
KEITH PARDIECK (PH. 301 497-5843, EM: Keith_Pardieck@usgs.gov.
KEAUHOU BIRD CONSERVATION CENTER Main Computer email
address has changed to: KBCC@prodigy.net
THE WESTERN FOUNDATION OF VERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY, 439 Calle
San Pablo, Camarillo,CA 93012, is pleased to announce that it houses the Dean Amadon Birds
of Prey Library. The library consists of over 300
publications and numerous reprints. This resource
is available at all times to researchers and others interested in birds of prey.
RECENT ORNITHOLOGICAL LITERATURE Issue No. 78 is now posted at the ROL Web site, http://www.nmnh.si.edu/BIRDNET/ROL/index.html. Nos. 74-77 are already up. All these issues are now
provided in compressed formats so that they can be
downloaded rapidly. Word and WordPerfect for Windows versions are available now and those
for Macintosh will be provided as soon as possible. The latest issue contains more than
1450 abstracts from 110 different serials.
NEWLY ARRIVED WOODPECKERS PROVE VALUE OF SAFE HARBOR-Most
land, particularly in the East, is owned by private citizens. "That means if you're
serious about conserving endangered species," said attorney Michael Bean, chair of
EDF's wildlife program, "you have no choice but to do so on privately owned
lands." So fearful are some landowners of all
the regulations--and bureaucrats--that would surely follow an endangered species onto
their property, they deliberately repel rare critters by plowing fields they'd rather
leave fallow and felling woodlots prematurely. To remedy the disincentives the Act
paradoxically creates and persuade people to manage their land to benefit endangered
species, the "safe harbor" concept was born. Under safe harbor agreements,
landowners pledge to manage their property to benefit endangered wildlife for a
predetermined length of time. Depending on the ecosystem, this could mean anything from
creating a wetland to conducting prescribed burns. If an endangered species appears after
the habitat has been improved, the property owner is exempt from the Act's rigid prohibitions. When
the agreement ends, the landowner can renew it or develop the property. Although this
means the habitat could ultimately be lost, safe harbor agreements still have real value.
"At the very least, they buy time, and for many endangered species, time is what's in
shortest supply," Bean pointed out. "For as long as the agreement remains in
effect, safe harbor yields a net increase in the species' habitat." In June, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service officially
announced its policy on safe harbor agreements, which already protect more than a million
acres nationwide. At the same time, EDF ecologist Dr. David Wilcove prepared a
comprehensive handbook on safe harbor, published in partnership with the National
Cattlemen's Beef Association--a fact that should give the document greater credibility
with agricultural landowners. Even more exciting: This spring, two new breeding pairs of
Red-cockaded Woodpeckers took up residence on the grounds of North Carolina's Pinehurst
Resort and Country Club, site of this year's U.S. Open and of the nation's first safe
harbor agreement. Having helped craft that agreement in 1995, Bean and Bonnie are
justifiably proud. "It's like the movie Field of Dreams," said Bean. "If
you build it, they will come." The Safe Harbor
handbook, "Helping Landowners Help Endangered Species," is available free
from EDF Publications, c/o ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE, National Headquarters, 257 Park Avenue
South, New York, NY 10010, PH: 212-505-2100 or online at http://www.edf.org/safeharbor. The online site
also contains a comprehensive collection of safe harbor agreements and other useful
information. (Excerpted from "EDF Letter -- Electronic Edition"
Environmental Defense Fund.)
THE BIRDS OF NORTH AMERICA PRICE INCREASE is scheduled
for January, 2000. If you are considering purchasing a copy, or if your library needs a
copy, purchase by 31 Dec and save--$1,875 in one payment or three annual
installments of $850 each. Add $225 shipping and
handling. Contact: The Birds of North America, P.O.
Box 1897, Lawrence, KS 66044-8897,
800-627-0629x224, abonds@allenpress.com
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NEWS FROM THE ORNITHOLOGICAL COUNCIL
Provided by DAVID E. BLOCKSTEIN, Chair, and ELLEN PAUL, Executive Director, The Ornithological Council, 1725 K St. NW #212, Washington, DC 20006-1401 (202-530-5810; fax 202-628-4311; OC@cnie.org) "Providing Scientific Information about Birds." The Ornithological Council is supported by voluntary individual contributions on the OSNA dues notice as well as memberships from the ornithological societies.
THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION (NSF) has just released
an interim report from their Task Force on the Environment, which recommends a broad
expansion of the funding and visibility for environmental research, education, assessment
and related at NSF. On July 29, the National
Science Board (NSB) approved the report, which is entitled:
Environmental Science and Engineering for the 21st Century: The role of the
National Science Foundation. The NSB has recommended requesting $1 billion/year (phased in
over 5 years) above current budget levels (which are estimated at $600 million) for
environmental science activities. The report calls
for development of an organizational approach to ensure a high priority, high visibility,
integrated, cohesive and sustained environmental portfolio within NSF. Specific recommendations deal with disciplinary,
interdisciplinary, and longterm research, education, scientific assessments,
infrastructure, environmental technology, information, and partnerships. NSF created the Task Force on the Environment to
"assist the Foundation in defining the scope of its role with respect to
environmental research, education, and assessment, and in determining the best means of
implementing activities related to this area". This
Task Force was created as a result of the efforts of the non-profit Committee for the
National Institute for the Environment (CNIE) to create a environmental funding
institution under NSF. NSF is accepting comments at
TFE@NSF.gov. For more detail, you can find the report at http://www.nsf.gov/nsb/tfe/nsb99133/start.htm.
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE RELEASES NATURAL RESOURCE ACTION
PLAN that is said to portend a long-awaited shift from managing for visitors' enjoyment to
protection of natural resources. Announced on 12
Aug, the Natural Resources Action Plan (known in its working form as the "Natural
Resources Initiative") has four goals: to preserve the national parks for current and
future generations, to improve management of the national parks through a greater reliance
on scientific knowledge; to develop and use techniques to protect the inherent qualities
of national parks and restore natural systems that have been degraded, and to use
knowledge gained in national parks through scientific research for the benefit of the
parks and society as a whole. Key elements of
interest to scientists include improvement of the career ladders for professional resource
managers, inclusion of resource managers in senior leadership, and aggressive recruitment
of natural resource managers; establishment of a "Sabbatical-in-Parks" for
visiting scientists; and the development of a new and uniform scientific research and
collecting process (including applications for research permits on the internet). The Natural Resource Action Plan, which was motivated
in part by Richard Sellars' 1997 book "Preserving Nature in the National Parks,"
can be found at http://www.nature.nps.gov/challengedoc.htm.
SENATE PASSES FEDERAL RESEARCH INVESTMENT ACT (S.296), a
bill sponsored by Bill Frist (R-TN). The bill
calls for a substantial increase in investment in federal science and technology research. Agencies that would receive additional funding, if the
House passes the bill and if funds are appropriated, include the National Science
Foundation, the Department of the Interior, the Smithsonian Institution, and the
Environmental Protection Agency. The legislation
authorizes total funding increases ranging from $39 billion in fiscal year 2000 to $64
billion in fiscal year 2009. In addition, the
National Academy of Sciences would be directed to develop methods for evaluating
federally-funded research programs and for terminating programs that do not meet accepted
standards.
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE REQUESTS COMMENTS on a proposed
research and collecting permit and reporting system that will consolidate and streamline
an existing array of information collection forms used by applicants applying to parks for
research and collecting permits. NPS will use these comments to determine whether or not
to make modifications to the proposed research and collecting permit and reporting system.
The proposed application form, permit form, reporting form, and related guidance and
explanatory material can be found on the NPS website at: http://www.nature.nps.gov/ResearchPermit/.
Public comments on the proposed ICR will be accepted on or before 25 Oct 1999. Send
comments to: JOHN G. DENNIS, Natural Resources, National Park Service, 1849 C Street NW.,
Room 3223-MIB, Washington, DC 20240.
ENDANGERED SPECIES COME AND GO, with the Peregrine Falcon
(Falco peregrinus anatum) de-listing becoming final on 25 Aug. Protection of the species under the Migratory Bird
Treaty Act now falls to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Office of Migratory Bird
Management (MBMO), which is preparing two management plans to provide for take of
nestlings and adults for scientific collecting and other legal purposes (with appropriate
permits). MBMO expects to publish a notice of
intent to prepare these management plans by early September. Until the management plans are finalized, all migratory
bird take permits have been modified to continue the prohibition of take of Peregrine
Falcons. MBMO will consider authorizing take of
live peregrine falcons for specific research purposes on a case-by-case basis and will
expedite our review of any requests involving ongoing research. The Fish and Wildlife Service proposed the de-listing of
the Bald Eagle on 5 July 1999; comments are due by 5 Oct 1999 to JODY GUSTITUS
MILLAR, Bald Eagle Recovery Coordinator, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 4469 -48th Avenue
Court, Rock Island, IL 61201 or through the website at http://www.fws.gov/r3pao/eagle. Also proposed for de-listing is the Aleutian Canada
Goose. Comments are due to ANN RAPPOPORT, U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service, 605 West 4th Avenue, Room G-62, Anchorage, Alaska 99501 by 1 Nov
1999. NOTE: if you would like more detailed
information about these proposed actions, please contact ELLEN PAUL at epaul@dclink.com. On
2 Feb 1999, the Mountain Plover was proposed for listing as threatened; comments submitted
by the Ornithological Council were based on research results published by Walter Graul,
Ph.D., and information provided to us by Fritz Knopf, PhD.
Recent reports suggest that the Sage Grouse will soon be proposed for listing.
MIGRATORY BIRD TREATY ACT DOES APPLY to federal
government actions, according to a recent federal court decision. In HSUS v. Glickman, a U.S. District Court judge ruled
that federal agencies are required to obtain Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) permits
before killing birds protected by the Act. This ruling that Wildlife Services was required
to obtain these permits before implementing a plan to reduce the number of resident Canada
Geese in Northern Virginia directly contradicts two Circuit (higher) court cases in other
circuits. Those earlier cases involved timber sales
by the USDA Forest Service. Unless and until the
issue is decided by the Supreme Court, these conflicting rulings apply only in the
jurisdictions where they were issued.
NATIONAL RESOURCE COUNCIL GUIDE FOR THE CARE AND USE OF
LABORATORY ANIMALS is available from the Ornithological Council, through the generosity of
the National Institutes of Health, Office of Protection from Research Risk. Send a self-addressed stamped envelope (no smaller than
7x10" with $2.09 postage in the United States) to ELLEN PAUL, 3713 Chevy Chase Lake
Drive, Apt.3, Chevy Chase, Maryland 20815. The
Guide is ordinarily sold for $9.95 plus postage. Although
The Guide states that, "although some of the recommendations listed in this volume
are not applicable to field conditions...investigators conducting field studies with
animals should assure their IACUC that collection of specimens or invasive procedures will
comply with state and federal regulations and with this Guide." Institutional Animal Care and Use Committees(IACUC) rely
on the Guide, so investigators will gain an understanding of IACUC policy and procedure by
reading this publication.
U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE beginning to prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement on regulations permitting states to control resident Canada
geese. The EIS will consider a range of management
alternatives for addressing expanding populations of locally-breeding Canada geese that
are increasingly posing threats to health and human safety and injuring personal and
public property. On 17 Jun 1999, the FWS published a final rule establishing a new special
Canada goose permit specifically for the management and control of resident Canada Geese. Permits will be issued to State conservation or wildlife
management agencies on a State-specific basis, so States and their designated agents can
initiate management of resident goose damage and control injury problems within the
conditions and restrictions of the permit program. Written comments regarding EIS scoping
should be submitted to the Chief, Office of Migratory Bird Management, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior, ms 634--ARLSQ, 1849 C Street NW.,
Washington, D.C. 20240 by 18 Oct 1999. For further information, please contact Ellen Paul at epaul@dclink.com.
UPDATES ON LEGISLATION, REGULATION, AND POLICY MATTERS
affecting ornithology and birds can be found on BIRDNET, the website of The Ornithological
Council, http://www.nmnh.si.edu/BIRDNET,
on the Ornithology and Society page. We also post
announcements on OCNET, Ornith-L, and WORGNET. OCNET
regularly provides legislative alerts and breaking policy news on this listserve hosted by
the University of Maryland and compiled by Irene Pepperberg. To subscribe, send a message
to listserv@umdd.umd.edu reading
"subscribe OCNET-L your name." (Omit the quotation marks and the period). ORNITH-L is an email list-serve run by Jeanette Bider at
the University of Arkansas (to subscribe, send a message to listserv@UAFSYSB.UARK.EDU with reading
"subscribe Ornith-L your name;" - again, omit the quotation marks and the
semi-colon); and WORGNET is run by the Women in Ornithology Resource Group (to subscribe,
send a message to listserv@SIVM.SI.EDU reading
"subscribe WORGNET your name" - omit the quotation marks).
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MARBLED GODWITS (Limosa fedoa), WILLETS (Catoptrohorus
semipalmatus), and BLACK-NECKED STILTS (Himantopus mexicanus) have been color
banded in southern Alberta, Canada. Each bird has a
metal band (usually lower leg) plus a white flag (band with tab sticking out from leg) and
one to three color bands (all on upper legs). Flag
may be missing on some birds. Please note position
(upper or lower, left or right leg) and color (red, orange, yellow, light green, dark
green, light blue) of bands and flag. Two bands of
the same color may be on the same part of the leg. As
well, Willets have various patterns of orange dye on wing bars and/or rump, and
Black-necked Stilts patterns of orange dye on breast and/or rump. Please send information with as much detail as possible
to CHERI GRATTO-TREVOR, Canadian Wildlife Service, 115 Perimeter Rd., Saskatoon, SK S7N 0X4 Canada
(PH: 306-975-6128; FX: 306-975-4089; EM: cheri.gratto_trevor@ec.gc.ca).
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POSITIONS AND OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE
NOTE the printed version of the Ornithological Newsletter no longer contains job advertisements. As of the August '97 issue, the Positions and Opportunities section is available only in the on-line edition. This edition can be accessed directly at http://www.ornith.cornell.edu/OSNA/ornjobs.htm. This job list is edited every 1-2 weeks. Consequently, submissions can be made at any time, and advertisements are maintained until approximately the due date for submissions. Expect the on-line list to change both in content and format in the near future. Also, in the near future a list-serve service will be put into operation that will send job announcements to subscribers via e-mail. Many public libraries provide free Internet access.
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READERS ARE REMINDED that information on deadlines, etc., of grants listed in "Grants, Awards and Prizes in Ornithology" is not repeated here. Only revisions of that information can be reported here, because of space limitations. For information on continuing grants programs relevant to ornithological research, visit the new electronic home of the Grants, Awards, and Prizes booklet: http://www.nmnh.si.edu/BIRDNET/Grants/index.html.
GEORGIA ORNITHOLOGICAL SOCIETY has announced that an
additional grant will be available for 2000 and beyond through the H. Branch Howe, Jr.,
Graduate Student Research Grant Program. With this
change GOS will offer two grants of up to $1,500 each annually. Application details can be found on the GOS web site http://www.gos.org or on BIRDNET.
GRADUATE AND POST-GRADUATE RESEARCH GRANTS. The Biological Research Station of the Edmund Niles
Huyck Preserve offers grants (max. = $2,500) to support biological research which utilizes
the resources of the Preserve. Among the research
areas supported are basic and applied ecology, animal behavior, systematics, evolution,
and conservation. The 2000-acre Preserve is located
on the Helderberg Plateau, 30 miles southwest of Albany. Habitats
include northeast hardwood-hemlock forests, conifer plantations, old fields, permanent and
intermittent streams, 10 and 100 acre lakes and several waterfalls. Facilities include a wet and dry lab, library, and
houses/cabins for researchers. Deadline: 1 Feb
2000. Application material may be obtained from
DR. RICHARD L. WYMAN, Executive Director, EN Huyck Preserve and Biological Research
Station, PO Box 189, Rensselaerville, NY 12147.
HOME DEPOT ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH/EDUCATION GRANTS. Sponsor: The Home Depot.
Purpose: To award grants in areas where we can have the most environmental impact.
Deadline: between 1 Nov and 15 Dec. Since 1995, The Home Depot has granted millions
of dollars to support the important work of non-profit organizations around the globe to
further environmental research and education. We focus our efforts on forestry, green
building, and recycling. We have provided seed money for the Forest Products Buyers Group,
which educates home builders on sustainable building. We also sponsor America Recycles Day
each year. We mobilize our employee volunteers through our Team Depot program, which
provides volunteers for conservation programs, beautification efforts, and clean up
initiatives in local communities. Application Guidelines for Environmental Grants: The
Home Depot gives grants in areas where we can have the most environmental impact:
Sustainable and Green Building Practices, Forestry and Ecology, Clean-up and Recycling,
Lead Poisoning Prevention, Consumer Education. For
further information see: http://www.usalert.com/htdoc/usoa/crp/any/any/proc/any/home07129901.htm
THE INTERNATIONAL OSPREY FOUNDATION (TIOF) is seeking
applications for its tenth grant to support research activities of a graduate student
primarily focusing on osprey. However, work with
other raptor species may be considered. The award
recipient will be expected to provide a report on his/her research and use of the funds
within one year of receiving the grant. To apply,
send a project description of no more than two pages, an itemized estimate of expenses and
the name and address of the graduate supervisor. This
project description and estimated budget, along with a cover letter giving whatever
personal data you wish to furnish, will serve as your grant application. No further documents are required. Please submit this application by 31 Jan 2000 to:
TIOF Endowment Fund, P.O. Box 250, Sanibel, FL 33957-0250.
The grant will be awarded on 31 Mar 2000.
THE MILLER AWARD COMMITTEE of the Cooper Ornithological
Society solicits nominations for the Loye H. and Alden H. Miller Award. This award is
offered annually by the COS to a living individual who has an extensive record of research
in any field of ornithology and who has made significant advancements and major
breakthroughs in our understanding of the biology of birds that have stood the test of
time. The award is given solely on the merits of the research and is not restricted with
respect to nationality, research subject, or geographic area in which the research was
conducted. Past recipients of the Miller Award are G. A. Bartholomew, S. L. Olson, B. B.
DeWolfe, W. R. Dawson, R. W. Storer, and G. H. Orians. Please send nominations with a
brief supporting statement and citations of key publications by 15 Nov to R. E.
RICKLEFS, Chair, Miller Award Committee, Department of Biology, University of
Missouri-St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63121, or by email to ricklefs@umsl.edu
THE KATHLEEN S. ANDERSON AWARD is an annual award created
by the Manomet Center for Conservation Sciences to honor Kathleen S. Anderson's
outstanding contributions to bird conservation, and to promote and perpetuate her special
interest in environmental research and education. The
purpose of this award is to encourage significant avian research in areas of interest to
Kathleen Anderson and Manomet, and to help promising biologists in their work. Requests for support of ecological and behavioral
studies of birds, especially research furthering bird conservation, will be considered
(e.g. endangered or endemic species, population viability, effects of land uses, habitat
requirements, migration ecology, feeding ecology, species interactions, etc.) Proposed projects must take place in the Americas. We encourage proposals from citizens/residents of
countries south of the U.S. A total of $1000 will
be awarded annually, either to one person or divided among two or more recipients. Any person, of any age, beginning a career in biology is
eligible. Enrollment in an academic program is
desirable, but not required. Proposals are due
each year by 1 December. The Award will be
announced by the following 1 February. Please write
for proposal guidelines to: Kathleen S. Anderson Award, Manoment Center for Conservation
Sciences, Box 1770, Manomet, MA 02345 (PH: 508-224-6521; FX: 508-224-9220).
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"DICTIONARY OF BIRD ARTISTS OF THE WORLD"
by Christine E. Jackson, 1999. Includes over 4,000
entries for artists who created two-dimensional portraits of birds and is the first to
cover the whole world. Illustrated by 200 paintings and illustrations reproduced in color
together with numerous black and white prints. The
artists' biographies, arranged alphabetically, include comments on their individual style
and achievements. A list of galleries where their
work may be viewed and a list of artists by country is also included. In addition, sales and auctions of bird paintings in
both salerooms and galleries during the past ten years are listed, with prices realized. For further information, please contact: SUSAN RYALL,
Publicity Manager, Antique Collectors' Club, 5 Church St., Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP12 1DS,
UK (PH: 01394 385501, FX: 01394 384434).
"NORTH AMERICAN WATERFOWL MANAGEMENT PLAN: 1998
UPDATE, EXPANDING THE VISION," 1999. Part 1
sets out a strategic direction for Plan partners to bring waterfowl conservation into the
next century, and reviews its accomplishments. Part
2 outlines the Plan's population and habitat objectives for North America's ducks, geese,
and swans. Part 3 gives an overview of the Plan's
administration in Canada, the United States, and Mexico. Available
in French, English, and Spanish. North American
Waterfowl and Wetlands office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Arlington Square Building,
4401 North Fairfax Drive, Room 110, Arlington, VA 22203 (PH: 703-358-1784, FX:
703-358-2282, EM: r9arw_nawwo@mail.fws.gov).
LIMITED EDITION ART FOR SALE-The U. S. Fish and Wildlife
Service is selling prints and proofs of Patricia Savage's beautiful painting of the
federally endangered Red-cockaded Woodpecker entitled "Nesting Time." Patricia Savage is a juried member of the prestigious
Society of Animal Artists and has published 6 paintings in the limited edition book
"North American Endangered and Protected Species." One hundred percent of the purchase price will be put in
The Red-cockaded Woodpecker Conservation Fund. The
Fund, established in 1998 by the Clemson (Red-cockaded Woodpecker) Field Office of the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in cooperation with the National Fish and Wildlife
Foundation, will be used to support habitat management and research activities benefiting
the conservation and recovery of the red-cockaded woodpecker. The Foundation is a private, not-for-profit organization
dedicated to the conservation of fish, wildlife, and plants through public/private
partnerships. "Nesting Time" is limited
to a total of 500 signed and numbered prints and 50 signed and numbered artist proofs. Prints cost $100 and proofs cost $150. To receive information on ordering and a postcard
featuring the painting, please write RALPH COSTA at U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Dept.
of Forest Resources, Clemson University, 261 Lehotsky Hall, Box 341003, Clemson, SC 29634,
or call 864-656-2432, or fax 864-656-1350, or email at Ralph_I_Costa@FWS.gov.
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FOR SALE: Condor:
1938 through 1981. The run consists of 232 separate
magazines - the first issue is 1938, #5, and only
three issues are missing (1939, #1; 1940, #6; and 1957, #2). 18 issues (1967 thru 1970) have been slightly affected
by moisture and a few are slightly bent; all others are in FINE original condition. $500. Contact BOB
SCOTT, Discovery Books, 102 Geneva, Hamilton MT 59840; PH: 406-363-5067; EM: discovry@montana.com.
FOR SALE: personal natural history library, mostly
ornithology, entomology; numerous titles still available. Send
SASE (3 stamps) for list. GEORGE T. AUSTIN, Nevada
State Museum, 700 Twin Lakes Dr. Las Vegas, NV 89107.
FOR SALE: A small number of ornithological books (incl.
Audubon 1839, other rare titles) for sale or trade. Taking best offers or trade terms. For
list, write to DAVID WIGGINS, Funbo (Hallkved), S-755 97, Uppsala, Sweden; EM: davidawiggins@yahoo.com
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A 'permanent' meeting list is maintained on BIRDNET (http://www.nmnh.si.edu/BIRDNET/BIRDMEET.html) that focuses mainly on meetings of the Societies that are members of the OC, showing the planned sites and dates of ornithological meetings as far into the future as possible. Note that BIRDNET also maintains a site for the International Ornithological Committee, which includes links to past and future Congresses, at: http://www.nmnh.si.edu/BIRDNET/IOC/index.html.
* in this section indicates new or revised entry
THE 1999 MEETINGS OF THE NORTH AMERICAN LOON FUND are
being held 1-3 Oct 1999 at the Sigurd Olson Environmental Institute of Northland
College in Ashland, Wisconsin. For information,
contact TED GOSTOMSKI at (715) 682-1220, or LIN
O'BARA at (603) 528-4711.
VI NEOTROPICAL
ORNITHOLOGICAL CONGRESS (NOC) (4-10 Oct 1999) will take place in Monterrey &
Saltillo, México. Information on the NOC and events being held in conjunction with it can
be found at http://www-cestec1.mty.itesm.mx/vicon. For
more information contact the VI NOC Secretary and Chair of the Local Organizing Committee,
DR. ERNESTO ENKERLIN, c/o ITESM (CCA-CEDES), Av Eugenio Garza Sada 2501 Sur, Col.
Tecnológico, CP. 64849, Monterrey, Nuevo León
(PH:52(8)3284033, FX:52(8)3875815, EM: aves@cestec1.mty.itesm.mx). The NOC is convened by the Neotropical Ornithological
Society; organized by ITESM and CIPAMEX; and hosted by PRONATURA and the Museo de las Aves
de México. Organizers kindly acknowledge the support of the NOC´s main sponsor,
Fundación ARA http://www.ara.com.mx/
BIG THICKET SCIENCE CONFERENCE: Biodiversity, Ecology and
Conservation of Natural Areas in the West Gulf Coastal Plain (7-10 Oct 1999),
Beaumont Hilton, Beaumont, Texas. Sponsored by: The Big Thicket Association, The Big
Thicket Conservation Association, The Nature Conservancy, Rice University, Entergy, Texas
Parks and Wildlife, USGS Biological Resources Division, USDA Forest Service, Texas Parks
and Wildlife, and Big Thicket National Preserve. For
more information, please contact ROY ZIPP, Publication Committee Chairperson at (409) 839-2689 ext. 225, or e-mail at roy_zipp@nps.gov.
INTERNATIONAL WILDLIFE REHABILITATION COUNCIL, 22nd
annual wildlife care conference, "Your Piece of the Puzzle. Exploring Complementary
Fields of Endeavor", will be held 13-17 Oct 1999 in Tucson, Arizona at the
DoubleTree Hotel at Reid Park. We will also be holding pre-conference skills seminars,
basic through advanced. For further information
contact IWRC, 4437 Central Pl., Ste. B-4, Suisun, CA 94585, USA (PH: 707-864-1761; FX:
707-864-3106; EM: iwrc@inreach.com; or check website
at http://www.iwrc-online.org). Deadline for
abstracts is 30 Jun 1999.
BIRDLIFE INTERNATIONAL'S XXII WORLD CONFERENCE will be
held 14-17 Oct 1999 and will be preceded by the BirdLife Global Partnership
Meeting, both to be held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
THE 1999 INTERNATIONAL WATCHABLE WILDLIFE CONFERENCE will
be held in Ft. Myers, FL 18-22 Oct 1999. The conference is a meeting of individuals
from public and private sectors working on all sides of the ecotourism equation:
researchers, conservation biologists, ecotour providers, tourism executives and land
managers. On 20 Oct, the conference will include a mini-symposium on waterbird disturbance
issues featuring Joanna Burger (Rutgers University), Brian Harrington (Manomet), Jim
Rodgers (FL Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission) and Hank Smith (FL Dept. of Env.
Protection). For more information about this
mini-symposium or to receive a registration packet for the conference, contact JULIE
BRASHEARS PH: 850-922-0664, EM: brashej@gfc.state.fl.us).
SCALE AND ACCURACY FOR WILDLIFE HABITAT MODELING
SYMPOSIUM, 18-22 Oct 1999, Snowbird, Utah, sponsored by Biological Resources
Division of the USGS, US Forest Service, Potlatch Corporation, Boise Cascade Corporation,
and the Idaho Chapter of the Wildlife Society. For
information contact KATHY MERK, Idaho Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Dept.
of Fish and Wildlife, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID 83844-1141 (208-885-2750; kmerk@uidaho.edu).
*PERSPECTIVES ON THE PAST, VISIONS FOR THE FUTURE The Fifth Biennial Conference of Research on the
Colorado Plateau will be held at the DuBois Conference Center, 25 - 28 Oct. The conference is a scientific forum for research
related to the biological, paleontological, cultural, physical, and social sciences on the
Colorado Plateau. The conference is a collaboration
between various NAU departments and the USGS Biological Resources Division. This years
theme celebrates NAU's centennial year and one hundred fifty years of the U.S. Department
of the Interior. Additional details on the conference including a registration form and
the current program can be found at: http://www.usgs.nau.edu/conference. The conference will open 26 Oct with a symposium
sponsored by the Land Use History of the Colorado Plateau project and the Merriam-Powell Center for Environmental Research. The symposium "Past, Present & Future Impacts
of Anthropogenic and Natural Climate Change on Ecosystems of the Colorado Plateau"
will feature scientists Tom Swetnamn, Ron Neilson, Tom Whitham, George Koch, Mike Wagner,
Scott Anderson, Bob Web and Ken Cole.
THE RAPTOR RESEARCH FOUNDATION 1999 meeting will be held
on 3-7 Nov 1999 at the Hotel Araiza Inn, in
La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico, hosted by
Centro de Investigaciones Biologicas del Noroeste, S.C. Two symposia are scheduled: the
Golden Eagle on 2 Nov (for more information please
contact: MICHAEL J. MACGRADY, symposium coordinator, 1702
Ridge Rd.,Whiteford, MD 21160, U.S.A. (PH: 410-836-1018, FX: 410-836-1019, EM: mmcgrady@msn.com),
and Monitoring of North American Raptor Populations
on 4 Nov (for more information contact: JEFF SMITH,
Scientific Program Chair, HawkWatch International,1800
South West Temple, Suite A226-1, Salt Lake City, Utah, 84115,
(PH: 801-484-6758, FX:801-484-6810, EM: jsmith@hawkwatch.org).
A GIS and Raptors Ecology workshop will be held 6 Nov (For more information contact:
RICARDO RODRIGUEZ ESTRELLA, see address below). For further information contact: Ricardo Rodriguez Estrella/Local Chair, Centro de Investigaciones Biologicas del Noroeste, S.C.
(CIBNOR), km. 1 Carretera San Juan de la Costa, C.P. 23000, P.O. BOX 128, La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico (PH: (112)5 36 33; FX: (112)5 53
43 or 5 36 25; EM: estrella@cibnor.mx; WEB: http://www.cibnor.org/anuncios/rrf/irrf.html; http://catsis.weber.edu/rrf/ ).
THE WATERBIRD SOCIETY (formerly, Colonial Waterbird
Society) will hold its annual meeting, 8-12 Nov, 1999, at the Congress Center
located in Grado, Italy. Preliminary
information concerning this meeting can be obtained from the Web Page http://www.mp2-pwrc.usgs.gov/cws/italmeet.htm.
One symposium has been scheduled: Monitoring
Waterbirds in the Mediterranean. Other symposia
and workshops will be announced shortly. Questions concerning the scientific program
should be addressed to: DR. ROB BUTLER, Canadian
Wildlife Service, Pacific Wildlife Research Centre, 5421 Robertson Road, RR #1, Delta, BC,
Canada V4K 3N2 (PH: 604-940-4672; EM: rob.butler@ec.gc.ca).
THE WESTERN SECTION OF THE WILDLIFE SOCIETY will hold its
annual conference 27-29 Jan 2000 at the Riverside Convention Center, southern
California. The meeting theme is "Field
Biology in the New Century: changing roles for the public and private sectors". Visit
the Section's website, http://www.tws-west.org, for details on accommodations,
registration, and membership and contact the program chair, MICHAEL MORRISON (wildmlm@worldnet.att.net; 209-267-1840) for
information on the scientific program, student travel and paper awards, and to arrange
small group meetings.
*19TH VERTEBRATE PEST CONFERENCE (VPC) will be held 6-9
March 2000 at the Mission Valley Hilton Hotel, San Diego, Calif. The VPC makes significant contributions toward
understanding and resolving undesirable wildlife-human interactions and wildlife damage
problems, promoting better management methodology, and minimizing adverse environmental
effects. The VPC begins with an optional ($30)
field trip to view wildlife problems of the region on 6 Mar. Presentations the following 3 days range from practical
management to more technical papers concerning research or new technology. Costs: $110 if pre-registered by 4 Feb 2000,
otherwise $135 at the door. For more information
contact conference chairperson, TERRELL SALMON, Dept. of Wildlife, Fish & Conservation
Biology, Univ. of California, One Shields Ave., Davis, CA 95616; PH: 530 752-8751; FX: 530
752-4154; EM: tpsalmon@ucdavis.edu; web: http://www.davis.com/~vpc/welcome.html
65TH NORTH AMERICAN WILDLIFE AND NATURAL
RESOURCES CONFERENCE, 24-28 Mar 2000, Hyatt Regency O'Hare, Chicago, IL. Theme is
New Insights and Incites in Natural Resources Management. Chair
of the Conference Program Committee is JAMES R. WOEHR, Senior Scientist with the Wildlife
Management Institute.
*THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE WILSON ORNITHOLOGICAL SOCIETY,
27-30 April 2000, will be held at the Hotel Galvez in Galveston, Texas, at the
invitation of the Houston Audubon Society and the
Gulf Coast Bird Observatory. The local host, DWIGHT PEAKE, may be reached at 30 Lebrun Ct.,
Galveston, TX 77551 (PH: 409-740-4621).
*THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE AOU will be held at Memorial
University, St. John's, Newfoundland, 14-20 Aug 2000. This will be a joint meeting with the BOU and Society of
Canadian Ornithologists. Further information is
available online at: http://dogsbody.psych.mun.ca/birds2000/
*INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON GALLIFORMES will be held 23
Sep-1 Oct 2000 at Kathmandu and Royal Chitawan National Park, Nepal. Special emphasis will be placed on species from South
Asia, but paper and poster presentations are welcome on the biology and management of any
of the pheasants, quails, partridges, francolins, and guineafowl. Sessions on the conservation of Galliformes in Nepal,
national conservation strategies, Action Plan projects, studies of threatened species,
management of hunted species, and management of captive species are planned. The abstract deadline is 31 Mar 2000. To be added to the mailing list please contact Mrs. JANE
CLACEY, World Pheasant Association, PO Box 5, Lower Basildon, Reading RG8 9PF, UK. PH:
+44(0) 118 984 5140; FX: +44(0) 118 984 3369; EM: wpa@gn.apc.org
*THE 2nd NORTH
AMERICAN DUCK CONFERENCE AND WORKSHOP will be held 12-14 Oct 2000 at the
Delta-Bessborough Hotel, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. For
further information about the scientific program or other details contact BOB CLARK,
Canadian Wildlife Service, 115 Perimeter Road, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada S7N 0X4
(FX: 306-975-4089, EM: DuckSymp2@ec.gc.ca).
THE 23RD INTERNATIONAL ORNITHOLOGICAL CONGRESS will be held in Beijing, China, on 11-17 Aug 2002. Information can be obtained via e-mail < infocenter@ioc.org.cn>, via the internet at < http://www.ioc.org.cn>, or via the home page of the 22nd congress at http://www.ioc.org.za . You may register and to submit abstracts via the internet. The following are contact addresses of people responsible for the 23rd Congress in Beijing. Professor XU WEISHU, Secretary-General of the 23rd Congress, Beijing Natural History Museum, 1-1-302, Beijing Science and Technology Commission Apt., Balizhuang, Haidian District, Beijing 100037, CHINA. (PH & FX:+ 86-10-6846-5605; EM: s-g@ioc.org.cn). The Honorable LIU FENG, Assistant Secretary-General of the 23rd Congress, China International Conference Center for Science and Technology, Xueyuan Nan Road, Beijing 100081, CHINA. (PH:+ 86-10-6217-4952; FX: +86-10-6218-0142; EM: liufeng@public.bta.net.cn). Requests to be included on the mailing list for brochures and for information on the 23rd Congress should be sent to the Secretary-General or Assistant Secretary-General of the 23rd Congress. All inquiries about the scientific program of the 23rd congress, as well as comments and suggestions for the general program, plenary lectures, and symposia should be sent to Dr. FERNANDO SPINA, Chair, Scientific Program Committee, 23rd Congress, Instituto Nazionale per la Fauna Selvatica, Via Ca' Fornacetta 9, I-40064 Ozzano Emilia (BO), ITALY (PH:+39-51-65-12-111; FX: +39-51-79-66-28; EM: infsioc@iperbole.bologna.it). General questions and comments should be sent to Dr. WALTER J. BOCK, President of the 23rd Congress, Department of Biological Sciences, Columbia University, 1200 Amsterdam Avenue, Mail Box 5521, New York, NY 10027-7004, USA. (PH: +1-212-854-4487; FX: 1-212-865-8246; EM: wb4@columbia.edu). Inquiries about the International Ornithological Committee should be sent to Dr. DOMINIQUE G. HOMBERGER, Secretary of the International Ornithological Committee, Department of Biological Sciences, 508 Life Sciences Building, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803-1715, USA. (PH: +1-504-388-1747; FX:: +1-504-388-2597; EM: zodhomb@lsu.edu
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ANGELA ANDERS has accepted a position as
conservation biologist with The Nature Conservancy in Texas. Her new address is The Nature Conservancy, PO Box 5190,
Fort Hood, TX 76544-0190. PH: 254-287-2885; EM:
aanders@tnctexas.org.
CLAIT E. BRAUN has left his position as Avian Research
Program Manager for the Colorado Division of Wildlife and can now be reached at GROUSE
INC., 5572 No. Ventana Vista Road, Tucson AZ 85750-7204, PH/FX: 520-529-0365; EM:
sg-wtp@juno.com
JOHN F. CAVITT has accepted a position as Assistant
Professor in the Department of Zoology at Weber State University. His new address is Department of Zoology, Weber State
University, 2505 University Circle, Ogden, UT 84408-2505. PH:
801-626-6172; FX: 801-626-7445; EM: jcavitt@weber.edu.
GLEN CHILTON has accepted an Assistant Professorship in
the Department of Biology, St. Mary's College, 14500 Bannister Road, S.E., Calgary,
Alberta, T2X 1Z4, CANADA, PH: 403-254-3710; FX 403-531-9136; EM: glen.chilton@stmc.ab.ca
DON DEARBORN is finishing a postdoctoral fellowship with
Dr. Patty Parker at Ohio State University and will be continuing his work with
frigatebirds as a postdoc in Dr. Mike Ryan's lab at the University of Texas. His new address is University of Texas at Austin,
Section of Integrative Biology, Patterson Labs, Austin TX 78712. Email and phone number not yet available.
BRUCE A. EICHHORST has left the University of North
Dakota to accept the position of Assistant Professor of Biology at the University of
Nebraska-Kearney. His new address is: Department of
Biology, University of Nebraska-Kearney, Kearney, NE 68849. PH: 308-865-8661; FX:
308-865-8045; EM: eichhorstba@unk.edu
JAIME E. JIMENEZ, finished his Ph.D. at Utah State
University and accepted a position as Assistant Professor in Wildlife Ecology and
Conservation at Universidad de Los Lagos, in southern Chile. His new address is:
Laboratorio de Ecologia, Universidad de Los Lagos, Casilla 933, Osorno, CHILE. PH:
56-64-205286; FX: 56-64-239517; EM: Jjimenez@ulagos.cl.
TOM LANGEN is now a Visiting Asst. Professor in the Dept.
of Biology at Clarkson University, PO Box 5808,
Potsdam NY 13699-5805. EM tlangen@clarkson.edu
PETER MARRA has accepted a permanent position as
terrestrial animal ecologist at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center in Edgewater
MD. After 1 Oct he can be contacted at: SERC, P.O.
Box 28, Edgewater, MD 21037 (PH: 301-261-4190; EM:
marra@serc.si.edu; http://www.serc.si.edu)
BRIAN A. MAURER accepted a position as Associate
Professor in the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife and the Department of Geography at
Michigan State University. Contact information: Department
of Fisheries and Wildlife, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824; PH: 517-353-9478, FX: 517-432-1699 EM:
maurerb@msu.edu.
JOSEPH J. NOCERA has finished his thesis on behavioral
toxicology of Common Loons and obtained his M.Sc. from Acadia Univeristy. He has since taken a casual position as Assistant
Wildlife Biologist with the Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources. His new work address is: NS Dept. of Natural Resources,
Wildlife Division, 136 Exhibition Street, Kentville, NS, Canada, B4N 4E5. PH: 902-679-6221, EM: nocerajj@gov.ns.ca.
KEN OTTER has accepted a tenure track position at the
University of Northern British Columbia. His new
address is Biology Program, University of Northern BC, 3333 University Way, Prince George,
British Columbia, CANADA V2N 4Z9, PH: 250-960-5019,
FX: 250-960-5538, EM: otterk@unbc.ca.
SUSAN PATLA has accepted the position of Nongame
Biologist for the Wyoming Game and Fish Department in Jackson, WY. Work address: WGFD,
PO Box 67, Jackson, WY 83001 PH: 307-733-2383
EM:susan_patla@hotmail.com.
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THE FLOCK - SPECIAL SECTION
THE FLOCK, the 1997 Membership directory of all six OSNA societies was mailed in June 1997. Please check your listing (especially your e-mail address). To correct your address in the membership database please send the new information to the OSNA Business Office at Allen Press, P.O. Box 1897, Lawrence, KS 66044-8897 (913-843-1221; fax 913-843-1274; osna@allenpress.com). To alert your colleagues of your new address information contact the Ornithological Newsletter Editor, CHERYL L. TRINE (address below).
CHANGES/ADDITIONS:
HALL, PATRICIA A. EM: pah@spruce.for.nau.edu and Patricia.Hall@nau.edu
HASSE, BILL. EM: Bill.Hasse@ncmail.net
JONES, ANDY,
Department of Ecology, 100 Ecology Building, 1987 Upper Buford Circle, St. Paul, MN 55108.
EM: Dryocopus@bigfoot.com
KUEHLER, CYNDI: KuehlerC@prodigy.net
LIEBERMAN, ALAN: LiebermanA@prodigy.net
LECROY, MARY. EM: lecroy@amnh.org
SCHMIDT, KEN.
University of Memphis, Department of Biology, Ellington Hall, 3700 Walker Avenue, Memphis,
TN 38152
SMITH, DR. JEFF P., HawkWatch International, Inc., 1800
South West Temple, Suite A226-1, Salt Lake City, UT 84115 PH: 801-484-6758 FX:
801-484-6810 EM: jsmith@hawkwatch.org.
TAYLOR, J. MARY. EM:
taylorjm@webcombo.net
KEVIN J. MCGOWAN, DAVID W. WINKLER, and RICHARD B. ROOT.
Department name change: now the "Department of Ecology & Evolutionary
Biology." All else in their addresses stays
the same.
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THE MOST RECENT NUMBERS of the Society journals and the month of mailing from Allen Press are: Auk, 1999, Vol. 116, #3 (Jul);Condor, 1999, Vol. 101, # 3 (Aug); J. Field Ornith., 1999, Vol. 70, #3 (Sep); Raptor Res., 1999, Vol. 33, #2 (Jun); Waterbirds, 1999, Vol. 22, #2 (Sep); Wilson Bulletin, 1999, Vol. 111, #3 (Aug). Numbers follow at about 3-month intervals. If you are missing an issue, please contact OSNA. New members receive the first issue of the volume year. Please check your address label to confirm membership information and address.
THE NEXT NEWSLETTER will be issued in December. Items you wish to have included must reach the Editor, CHERYL L. TRINE, 3889 E. Valley View Dr., Berrien Springs, MI 49103 (616-471-7886; fax 616-471-6911; ctrine@andrews.edu), by 1 November 1999 Submittal on diskette (WordPerfect or ASCII) with hard copy preferred; e-mail encouraged; faxes discouraged. Fax items should be larger than 12 point type, if possible. Items sent to the OSNA office may not reach the Editor in time. Items with a deadline date should be submitted at least 4 months in advance of that date to allow time for response.
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